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Topic: DAY family heirlooms - help please! (Read 222 times)
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cazzie.d
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Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
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Not sure if this is the right place to post this, but here goes:
My grandfather, Lawrence Leslie DAY (known as Leslie) emigrated to NZ in 1968/69. In December 1969 at the age of 75, he married Elsie Beatrice Simpson (nee Burn). He died in Levin (near Wellington) in 1980. I assume Elsie is also deceased (she was born 1905).
When he went to NZ, he took with him (as far as we know) family photos and his father's medals. I attach a photo of my g-grandfather (also called Lawrence Day) wearing said medals. My father would love to track down anything that survives - copies of photos etc. The medals would be fantastic, but a picture of them would do! I know this is a long shot, but any suggestions as to how I'd go about looking for them would be much appreciated!
Thanks
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Vivash, Hampshire
Day, Hampshire & Norfolk
Merritt, Hampshire
Olsinia, any
Coastguards
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althea
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Levin Newspapers of the time would ??have his next of kin in New Zealand.
Would there be a will, then his assets would have been disposed of in accordance with his will, so would tell you who may have family items.
Bye
Althea
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Pascoe, Williams, Rowe, Matthews, Eddy: St Just-in-Penwith, St Keverne, Cornwall. Varcoe, Collicoat, Chapman: Roche area,Cornwall Cornes & Graham: Ireland/Shropshire, Barker, Palin: Shropshire McDougall, Morren: Ireland, Earl, Redgen, Steward: Suffolk OPC for Breage, Germoe & Godolphin Cornwall : http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~althea/index.html Thames, New Zealand Genealogy Resources: http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~althea/index.html |
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althea
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Hi
No the newspapers that new aren't on line the library should be contacted
http://www.library.org.nz/about-us/libraries/ and they may do it for nothing
Otherwise advertise on newsboards for a Levin Library lookup
http://www.library.org.nz/about-us/libraries/
The archives site is
http://archway.archives.govt.nz/ but again, because they are so recent may not be referenced online. Can't see anything
Could always contact lawyers in Levin as a longshot
http://www.finda.co.nz/business/ar/levin/k/?k=lawyer I see some have emails so that may be worth it,
Bye
Althea
**Forgot most obvious, contact Levin cemetery and get burial details for Elsie, may have lawyer, or relative details.
http://www.horowhenua.govt.nz/District/Cemeteries.htm
I see they are still working on database but Elsie's has some info http://www.library.org.nz/resources/cemetery/
BYe
Althea
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Pascoe, Williams, Rowe, Matthews, Eddy: St Just-in-Penwith, St Keverne, Cornwall. Varcoe, Collicoat, Chapman: Roche area,Cornwall Cornes & Graham: Ireland/Shropshire, Barker, Palin: Shropshire McDougall, Morren: Ireland, Earl, Redgen, Steward: Suffolk OPC for Breage, Germoe & Godolphin Cornwall : http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~althea/index.html Thames, New Zealand Genealogy Resources: http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~althea/index.html |
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